Cigarette case



March 6, 1 928.

M. GOLD ET AL- CIGARETTE CASE Filed Sept. 50. 1926 INVENTORS 1/ ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES v I i g 1,662,028 PATENT: OFFICE.

MORRIS corn, or BRONX, AND AUGUST 1. mosr AND JOSEPH roost, or BROOKLYN,

- NEW YORK.

CIGARETTE CASE.

Application filed September 30,1926. Serial No. 138,685.

This invention relates to the class of cases, and has especial reference to cigarette cases.

The principal object of the persent invention is the production of a case made up of sections which move automatically to an opened relationship to render the contents thereof accessible, and which sections are capable of being moved to a closed relationship; the opening and closing operations being possible of performance by the use of one hand.

Another object of the present invention is the production of a case made up of case forming sections which are releasably held in a closed relationship in a novel manner, and which arereleased by exerting pressure on a position of one of the sections to be moved to an opened relationship by a means which acts simultaneously on all of the sections.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a cigarette case of the indicated charactervwhich may be made of precious metal, such as gold, with inwardly projecting flanges respectively on opposite side portions of the body sections of the case to give the necessary strength to the body sections, and constituting facing abutments to insure proper closing of the body sections, so that the closure section or cap of the case will fit over the ends of both body sections to hold them together, and a retaining member connected with the inner edges of the flanges of each body section to hold the cigarettes arranged therein in place, each retaining member being located within the plane of its related flanges so that the body sections may close properly.

The nature of theinvention and its. distinguishing features and advantages will appear when the following specification is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a view of a case embodying the present invention; a hand being shown in dot and dash lines illustrating the manner in which the case is opened by the application of pressure with the thumb of the hand on a portion of one of the case sections wh ch releases all of the sections for the opening action.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the case in its opened condition.

Figure 3 is a sectional view showingthe type of hinged connection between sections of the case, and the means for imparting relative movement of one section with respect to the other. Figure 1 is a sectional view taken on the line la of Figure 3.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, it will be apparent that, in the illustrated embodiment, the case of the present inventionincludes case forming sections 10, 11 and 12. The said sections may be made either of precious or base metal, or any other suitable material. The sections 10 and 11 are substantially similar in construction, and when brought together form a hollow body or receptacle, and will therefore herein after be referred to as body sections. Each of the sections 10 and 11 has a retaining member .li-Jhingedly connected as at 14 to an inwardly projecting flange 1 1 on one I side )ortion of the section andadapted to reieasa ly engage a similar inwardly projecting flange 14 on the other side portion of the section ata point directly opposite the hinged connection, as at 15. It is to be, noted that" when the cigarette case is roduced from precious metal, such as gol which will be comparatively thin, the flanges 1 1 serve to strcngthenthe body sections 10 and 11, and constitute facing abutments which insure theproperclosing of the body sections 10 and 11. Each retaining member 13 is located within the plane of its related flanges 14L so as not to interfere with the proper closing of the body sections 10 and .11. Each section 10 and 11 is adapted to receive a number of cigarettes as shown most clearly in Figure 2. :The sections 10 and 11 are connected together at their lower ends by a hinge construction 16. The hinge construction 16 is of a well known type and consists of coacting loops or eyes 17 1'espectively on the sections 10 and 11 and an element 18 which extends through the eyes 17. The element 18 servesas a means permitting a hinge action, and also has anormal tendency 100 to move thesections 10 and 11 relatively with respect to each other to an opened relationship. Each of the sections 10v and 11 has a neck forming portion 19. When the sections 10 and 11 are brought together the 105 tion or closure, and is adapted to fit over the no construction 20, similar to the hingecon struction 16. The hinge construction 20 consists of loops or eyes 21 respectively:onLth'e:v

sections 10 and 12, and an element 22 which extends through. the eyes 21. The ele1nent'22 erinits the end section 12 to hinge on the ody section 10, and has a normal tendency to-Inove the section 12 to an opened position. When the end section 12 is closed over the neck formed by the portions 19 on the sectionslO and 11, it serves to hold the sections 10 and 11 against movement away from each other to an opened relationship. This holding action of the end section 12 is supplemented by a holding and releasing means embodied by the body section. ll-and the end section 12. In the present instances the said holdingand releasing means consists of a projection 28 on the inside of an edge portion of the end section 12, and flexible portion 24 embodied by the body section 11 the said flexibleportion 24 having an opening 25 therein, into and out of whichthe projection 231inovesin the flexing of the portion 24. hen the sections 10, 11 and 12 are in the closed relationship, the projection 23 will extend-into the opening 25 in the'flexihle portion 2 i. By takinghold of the case in one hand,tl ie flexible portion 24 may be pressed imvardly with the thuinb of the hand, and as ajconsequen'ce the projection 23 Willhe disengaged or released, This will he followed by the action of the element 22, which will cansethe end section 12 to move to an opened position froni'iover. the neckjforined bythe' portions 19. By separating the thumb endlfingers of the hand with respectt'o each other, the element 18 of thehinge constructi'on 16 willcome into play and inovethe sections 10 and"11 to an opened relationship as shown in Figure 2. Thus the case may he opened easily and quickly with one hand.

Byhringing the sections 10 and 11 together from the opened relationship with the fingers andthuanb of the hand, the end section 12 may be brought over the neck formed by the fore-linger otthe-ha'nd to a closed relationship. During the closing of the end section 12, the projection 23 will enter the openin 25 asthe portion 24 is flexed inwardly, and will he held in the opening when the flexible portion 24 returns to its normal position.

It is to be understood that the invention is not reconstructed to the precise arrangement of parts shown and described, as details of construction may he modified and rearranged withoutdeparting from the spirit ofthe invention, the scope ofwhich is liinited only by the terms of the, appended claim.

j A cigarette case, comprising a pair of body sections, a spring hinge connecting said body sections at one end, a-closure, a spring hinge connectingsaid closure to one of the body sections, said closure adapted to fit over the ends of both body sections, "coacting means on the closure and one of said body sections serving to releasably hold the closurre and body sections together, inwardly projecting flanges respectively on the side portions of both body sections strengthening the body sections and constituting facing abutments, and afretaining member connectedwvithithe innerjedgesof the flan es'of both bod sections andloceted Within the plane 0 "said flanges.

'MORRISGOLYD. 1 AUGUST r. MOST. JOSEPH roenn 

